Standard 4:4

United States Studies to 1865

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The signing of the Declaration of Independence in Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Image obtained from Virginia.edu. (http://xroads.virginia.edu/~cap/desoto/trumbull.html)

 

The student will demonstrate an understanding of the beginnings of America as a nation and the establishment of the new government.

Enduring Understanding
After independence was declared, Americans were faced with creating a new form of government that would embody the ideals for which they had fought. To understand the development of these United States into a new nation, the student will utilize the following primary source documents:

The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union (1777)

The Constitution of the United States of America (1776)

Map of the United States of America (1783)

The Bill of Rights (1791)

“A Peep into the Anti-Federal Club” (1793)

Federalist Political Cartoon

Federalist No.1 (1787)

President George Washington’s Farewell Address (1796)

Marbury v. Madison (1803)

The Kentucky Resolutions of 1798

Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Eli Whitney (1793)

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